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The Daily Astorian
The
Knappa
High
School boys basketball
team took their best shot
in last week’s Class 2A
state tournament — now
it’s time for Knappa’s sev-
enth-grade boys basketball
team to make a run at the
Oregon Middle School
State Basketball Champi-
onships, Saturday and Sun-
day in Bend, Redmond and
Sisters.
The championship tour-
nament, held on two sepa-
rate weekends for boys and
girls, offers fifth- through
eighth-grade teams an op-
portunity to play school-
based teams from around
the state. The tournament
is sold out, with 236 teams
registered.
Knappa’s team, sponsored
by Teevin Bros. Land & Tim-
ber Co., is coached by Todd
and Kara Takalo. Knappa
Tuali¿ed in -anuary by plac-
ing second in the Clatskanie
AP Photo/Ben Margot
Submitted photo
Knappa’s seventh-grade boys basketball team, front
row, from left, Mason Westerholm, Kayden Stuhr and
Spencer Teague. Back row: Jaxson Goodman, Kanai
Phillip, Joe Ramvick, Eli Takalo and Ryson Patterson.
Tiger Tournament.
The team had three sec-
ond-place finishes and one
first-place showing this
season. In addition, they
recently completed an un-
defeated middle school bas-
ketball season. The school
team was coached by Bryan
Lempea and -eff Miller.
Members of the Knappa
team include -a[son *ood-
man, Ryson Patterson, Ka-
nai Phillip, -oe Ramvick,
Kayden Stuhr, Eli Takalo,
Spencer Teague and Mason
Westerholm.
State tournament in-
formation can be found at
http://bit.ly/1B4rMKo
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tled down to throw two hit-
less innings Tuesday in the
Mariners’ 9-3 loss to a Col-
orado Rockies split squad.
Back after posting an
AL-best 2.14 ERA last
season, the right-hander’s
first pitch was hit by Co-
rey Dickerson to the wall in
center. After a walk, Carlos
*onzalez grounded into a
double play.
“The first pitch was up
a little bit. It didn’t sink,”
Hernandez said. “The walk,
I was just trying to throw
too hard, probably.”
Hernandez pitched a
perfect second. Half of
the five-time All-Star’s 18
pitches were strikes.
“For the first time, It
feels pretty good,” he said.
Wilin Rosario hit two
homers and drove in ¿ve runs
for Colorado. He hit a two-
run shot off Mariners rotation
candidate Roenis Elias.
*onzalez added a bloop
single off Elias for his first
hit in his second game back
from knee surgery.
Offseason
acquisition
Kyle Kendrick struck out
three in two scoreless in-
nings for Colorado.
With Mariners star Rob-
inson Cano away from the
team after the death of his
grandfather, shortstop Brad
Miller started at second and
went 2-for-3. He homered
twice a day earlier.
Starting time
Mariners: Seattle pitch-
ers allowed 11 hits, with
Dominic Leone (seven runs,
five hits) the hardest hit.
“The whole game was
tough,” manager Lloyd Mc-
Clendon said.
Rockies: Kendrick, who
spent the past eight seasons
in Philadelphia, allowed
two hits while working on
his cutters and changeups
as he pitched on three days’
rest. Kendrick struggled
in his first start, giving up
three hits and a run in two
innings.
“The first start I felt like
I’d never pitched in my life
before,” Kendrick said. “My
body was all over the place.
Today I felt more connected
in my delivery. Everything
was more fluid.”
Trainer’s room
Mariners: Reliever Tom
Wilhelmsen (back) is sched-
uled to throw one inning
Wednesday.
Rockies: No. 1 starter
-orge De La Rosa’s spring
debut was pushed back a
second time due to groin
tightness. De La Rosa had
been scheduled for last Sat-
urday. Then it was Thurs-
day. The new target date is
ne[t week. “We feel like we
still have enough time to get
him back on track,” manag-
er Walt Weiss said. ... SS
Troy Tulowitzki gave up a
thumbs-up when asked how
he was feeling a day after
his return from hip surgery.
Weiss said he’ll likely play
Wednesday. ... Weiss said
OF Charlie Blackmon (ab-
dominal strain) will make
his spring debut by the end
of the week.
Astoria Ford raises funds for sports
Ford Motor Company and
'ane *ouge’s Astoria Ford
want to help raise money in
support of Astoria Youth Ath-
letics with Ford’s Drive One
4 UR Community program,
starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at
Dane *ouge’s Astoria Ford,
710 W. Marine Drive.
Ford Motor Company and
Astoria Ford will donate $20
to Astoria Youth Athletics for
every person from a unique
household who test drives a
2014 Ford vehicle. No pur-
chase is necessary. The event
hopes to raise up to $6,000.
Astoria Ford has helped
raise nearly $40,000 for local
youth sports through the Ford
Drive One program.
For online updates: www.dailyastorian.com
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